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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
ITEMS OF INTER a8ST'.
Gathered From Oar Exchanges
and Properly Credited.
GREEN EVILLE,

Bulletin,
There are five prisoners in the
Greeneville Jail, including two spoil
ed damses."
Sixteen persons left Rogersville last
week for Utah. They were accom-
panied 10y two Mormon Elders.
The Greeneville Woolen Mills have
suspended operations for a few days
on account Of the scarcity Of wool,
A subscription fund Of $5,400 has
been raised for the erection of Il Y NJ,
G. A. building.
The Bulletin Band has received a
fresh supply.of music. We are proud
of our band-of course we are; it is
the best band in East Tennessee
Now put that in your pipe and
smoke it.
Democrat
Mrs. G. {. Seayer, of Johnson City,
is visiting relatives and friends in this
county.
Greeneville's boom is not one of
those high flying booms that knocks
the bottom out OF everything when it
drops, but legitimate one inspiring
confidence as it progresses.
Republican.
Marshall Hartman of the Sth DIS
trict, died suddenly setting up in his
chair last Tuesday night
The Knoxville Journal of Wednes
day, in its Legislative notes, says the
bill for the repeal of the charter OF
Greeneville, failed for want Of cOnsti-
tutional majority. This is a mistake );
Greeneville is not asking to have her
charter repealed just now that we are
aware Of 1t should have eaid Green
field.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
VOL. III.
IEhe NYnY nGfG.

This is the way OF it, wide world over.
one is beloved, and ono is the lover;
One gives and the other receives,
One lavishes all in wild emotion,
One offers a smile Tor u liie's devotion;
One hopes, aud the other believes.
One lies awake in the night to weep
And the other drifts inio a sweet, sound sleep
One soul is ahamc with godlike passion,
One plays with love IN an dler's fashion;
One speaks, and the other hears.
One sobs II love you, and wet eyes show it,
And one laughs lightly and says, 81 know It,"
With smiles for the others tears
Jne lives for the other and nothing beside,
And the other remembers the world is wide.
This is the way OF itsad earth over;
The hearts that breaks is the heart of the lover
And the other learns to forget
For what Is the use of endless sorrow
Though the sun goes down, twill rise to.mor
row,
And life is not over yet
OH know his truth If know no other,
That Passionate Love is PAINS own mother,
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,
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BRISTOL.
Courier.

Courier.
Messrs. Curtain and Haynes, law,
yers, have dissolved partnership.
Haynes & Haynes is the new firm.
The last week in March the young
ladies of Sullins College will present
the drama in three acts, "Rebecca's
Triumph" No male characters in the
play
The election to extend the corpo-
rate limits came off last Saturday and
resulted in st for and SO against. The
opponents of the plan are going to
flight, but just how and what about,
nobody knows.
The Holston Canning and Packing
= Company has leased the Buckner
property for a term OF years, and will
open up business in short time.
This company does Il large business
and will be a great addition to the en-.
terpfises ef Bristol.
A survey from Johnson City Of sey.
eral lines as far as Yoakley's Ferry, in
this county, has also been made by 4
corps OF engineers probably represent
ing the Chicago, Cincinnati and Char
lesion Railroad, which, it is said, will
cross at johnson City. 1t seems, how
ever that the grade in the vicinity o
Yoakley's Ferry, on the Holson, is too
heavy, and different route may hay,
to be adopted. 1t is believed to be al
most certain that Sullivan is going t,
get one, or two, and maybe, three new
railroads.-BlountpiHe Cor.
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1t is one Of the righteous rules il all
the social economy of the capital that
the wife of the President shall not ac-
cept attention from any gentleman
outside Of the Cabinet, but Mrs. Cleve-
land is tramp'ing on that rule. She
goes out to ride with Mr.. w. w. Cor
coran, the venerable philanthropist,
who recently celebrated his S9th birth
day, and has been guest at his house.
The Presidents bride has no warmer
admirer than the old gentleman. who
seems unable adequately to express
his admiration. She had another at
tentige follower in the person Of
George Bancroft, who seems to be Mr.
Corcoran's rival. He has not been
out to ride with her so often, but keeps
s0nding her flowers. All attentions to
the Presidents wife are barred to gen
tlemen less than so years old,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
WHOLE NO. 1853
DOn't Snub the Bows.

Don't snub boy because of any
physical disability. Milton, the poet,
was blind.
Don't snub boy because he choos-
es an humble trade, The author Of
Pilgrims Progress" was tinker
Don't snub a boy because his home
is plain and unpretending. Abraham
Lincoln's early home was log cabin.
Don't snub a boy because he. slut
ters, Demosthenes, the great orator
OF Greece, overcame very harsh and
stammering voice.
Don't snub boy because of dull
ness in his lessons, Hogarth, the cell
ebrated painter and engrayer, was a
stupid boy at his books.
Don't snub boy because of the ig-
norance Of his parents. Shakespeare,
the worlds poet, was the son of a man
who was unable to write his own name.
Don't snub boy because he wears
shabby clothes. When Edison, the
inventor, first entered Boston, he wore
pair Of yollow lined breeches, in the
depth of winter.
Don'tsnub any one Not alone be.
cause some day they may outstrip you
In the race of life, but because it is
neither kind, nor right, nor Christian.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17


1t is believed that Mrs. Cleveland
could be reelected without difficulty.
Doctors say that diseases can be
communicated by kissing. Love, for
instance.
When women are allowed to vote
there will be good deal of hustle about
the campaign.
When a anistwenty-five he knows
something when he is forty-five he
wishes to know something.
In England a pollution Stands" for
Office, but in this country he runs"
and he has to hump himself, too.
Young Housewife-"What misera-
BILE little eggs again You really
must tell them, Jane, to let the hens
sit on them d little longer"
Somebody has written a book en-.
titled What Shall My Son BeY"
Upon which some frankly replies
"ll the boy is as bad as the book the
chances are that he will be hanged"
An old parish clerk was courteous
ly thanking a church dignitary for
kindly taking, on emergency, a viii
lage service; "a worse preacher
would have done us, sir" he said, "if
we only knew where to find himw
Husband Gmpatiently to wife)-I
told you | only wanted half cup of
tea and, as usual, you've filled it to
the top. Don't you know what half
full is?
Mother-in-law (grimly)-she ought
to by this time.
PROF. LoIsETTE's system of improy
ing the memory is attracting great at
tention. 1t is highly endorsed by
Richard Proctor, the astronomer, Ju.
dab P Benjamin, Dir. Wood, and Mark
Twain. Address for particulars Prof.
Loisette, 237 Fifth Ave, New York.
is this reservoir water healthyP"
asked newcomer OF an old Hassay.
amber do you see that mule, stran.
ger?" yes, sir" "Well, ten months
ago that mule was a jack rabbit, and
drinking this has made him what be
is to-day"
A teacher in San. Francisco pub
lie school was informed by a lawyer
at 2 p m. that she was heir to 5000, 900.
lie expected to hear her whoop and to
see her grab her bonnet and run, but
instead of that she calmly replied /.
81 will hear the class in geography,
lick three boys, and be at your office
in an hour.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
Sam Jones.
Fun is the best thing in religion.

Fun is the best thing in religion.
Sam Jones creed, "a bottomles hel!
and a roohess heaven"
Heaven is just the other side of
where a man has done his level best
through and through.
There is nothing on earth worse
than selfishness, and hell is nothing
but selfshness on fire.
Let us leave off singing about the
sweet by and by" and sing about
"sweet now and now"
1t is mighty hard for woman to be
aChrlstian when her cook has got more
religion than she has.
1t does help a fellow nightly once
In while to get sick, and shake him
over coffin every four or five years.
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LENOIR, N. c.
Topic.

Topic.
Mr. G. L. Storey, who has been liv-
ing for couple of years at Johnson
City, Tenn, has returned to his old
home at Blowing Rock.
The editor of the Hickory Press has
been interviewing an intelligent en-
ployee OF the r. & D. r. r. about the
extension of the c. & l.. r R. to Gran
berry and he says that he has been
over the entire route and found it
practicable. He is Of opinion that, at
no distant day, the R. & D. r. r. Co
will build aroad from the coal mines
of Southwest Virginia to Cranberry
and then on to Lenoir,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
ELIzABETHToN.
Mountalneer.

Mountaineer
Mrs Jno. w, Hunter returned to
Johnson City the latter part of last
week. She had been visiting at the
residence of her father, Mr.. r. f. r.
Hunter near Watauga
On their farms near Watauga, Dun
gan & Rhudy have 130 acres OF as fine
wheat as can beiound in Garter coun-
ty, Persons who have seen it say that
it will yield an average of Is bushels
to the acre. ,sa
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How widow. Do Not woo.

From the Omaha World.
Omaha Girl Engaged to Mr.. De
Love? Dear me! How do you wild
ows manage tostep in among us young
girls and carry of our incest beaux"
Young Widow; We'll, in the first
place five really like man, we don't
act as if we hated the very sight of
him"
"You don't?"
"No, and if he forgets himself and
happens to touch our hands, we don't
Jump as if he we're a reptile"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
Steel MAKING.
johnson City Ahead OF Chatta-
nOOga.
An Interesting Interview With an En-
gllsh Manufactures,

An Interesting Interview With an En-
glish Manufacturer,
From the Chattanooga Commercial
A Commercial reporter had an in.
terview with and old English manu-.
facturer oi steel yesterday, and inter
rogated him as to whether steel can
be made as cheaply here as is in his
own country He said alt cannot
unless steel producing or6was nearer
the city. At present it has to be haul
ed from Cranberry, and the railroads
charge according to the distance they
haul"
But will our ores found in the inn
mediate vicinity of the city make
Steel?"
"Not unless there was some process
to deprive the iron made from them
OF its phosphorus, which has not been
discovered"
"Steel producing ores are only found
IN the primary formation. They were
formed before the period of organic
life, whether animalor vegetable. All
ores formed since that time, that is,
ores found in the secondary formation
contain vegetable and animal remains,
and are called by geologists fossilifer-
ous ores. These all contain more or
less phosphorus, which renders them
unfit for making steel by any process
yet discovered"
"But are not all ores found on the
same lead of a like nature and quail.
typ"
"foa great extent they are. But
the same lead may differ greatly in
value at different places"
"If the Cranberry lead were traced
along the mountains to point oppo-
site this city and found in paying
quantities, would it differ from the
Cranberry"
at probably would not, but no such
vein has been reported so sar as |
know, and if it existed it would be of
no value, unless there were railroad
to it,"
: The cranberry vein, if traced, would
be found not far from Duck town, and
when the Chattanooga and Ducktown
Railroad is completed, there will be nc
lack OF steel-producing ore, for those
mountains are full of iron, and the
formation is primarily such as bears
the steel-producing ores.
1t is thought that there will be a
railroad from this city to Ducktown
before two more years, and if all ores
found in the primary formation are
free from phosphorus, it will not be
long before Chattanooga can compete
with any other point in the manufact-
IRE OF steel as the distance to the
mines would not be more than one
sixth Of that to the Cranberry beds
1t is a well-known fact that the
wrought iron made IN the mountains
Of Western North Carolina is esteem
ed more highly than any other by
farmers for horse shoes, plows, and
wagon tires, and it is to be hoped that
the day is not far distant when road
will place it in reach Of the furnaces in
this city,
The gentleman in the course Of con,
versati0n gave it as his opinion that
steel was last taking the place of iron
and as it could be made at less ex
pense, it would soon supercede it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17

New YORK, March 12.-The remains
OF the late Henry Ward Beecher we're
taken from Plymouth church at s 80
O'Clock this morning and conveyed to
Greenwood cemetery, where they were
deposited in the large vault, where
they will remain until the family se-
Iect a lot for final interment. All
night long the church was guarded by
Plymouth Company G, and at Z o'clock
this morning the remains were turned
over to the Plymouth church commit
tee, who had charge of the burial.
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Another Art Craze.

The latest art work among ladies is
known as the French Craze" for dec
Grating china, glassware, etc. 1t is
something entirely nep, and is both
profitable and fascinating. 1t is very
popular in New York, Boston and 9TH
er Eastern cities. To ladies desiring
to learn the Art, we will send an ele-
CANT china plaque (size Is inches
handsomely decorated, for model,
together with box OF material, 100 col
ored designs assorted in flowers, ami
mails, soldiers, land scapes, etc, com
plete, with full instructions, upon re-
celpt of only $l.00. The plaque alone
Is worth more than the amount charg-
ed. To every lady ordering this out
fit who encloses the address of five 9TH
er ladies interested in Art matters, to
whom we can mail our new catalogue
of Art Goods, we will enclose extra
and without charge, beautiful so
inch, gold-tinted paque. Address,
THE EMPIRE News Co, Syracuse, N. Y
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
J0NESBORO.

ICIdlu N tribune.
Mr.. p. G, Range and wife, Mrs. Fan
ME Brown and Mrs Abe Hoss, of
johnson City, spent a few days
with their ralative, Mrs w. E. Math-
es, at the Planters House, last week.
Thursday night last the citizens of
JOnesborO We're Treated to another pis-
tol fusilade. The authorities were up
to snuff this time, however, and some
OF the offenders against law and order
were spotted.
The Telford Agricultural works will
soon start up at this place. G.. W.
Bolinger OF this place has just replac-
ed the 25-inch American wheel, with
one OF his 21-inch Perfection" water.
wheels, and everything is being made
ready for work We hope the new
start to be made by the company may
be in every way successful.
In looking over the old records and
papers in the clerks Office at this place
many interesting things have been
brought to light, One Of the most re-
cent of these discoveries is the docu-
ment, which wecopy in full below. 1t
was found by Judge Kirkpatrick,
through whose courtesy we are en-
abled to give the copy to our readers,
The old paper dates back to about the
time, it will be noticed, when David
Campbell, Andrew Jackson and Hugh
l.. White were on the bench.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To the Sheriff Of Tennessee county, in
the Territory South Of the Ohio /:
Greeting.
YOU are hereby commended to
take the body of Valentine Seuier If he
be found III your county, and him safe
ly keep SO that you have him he
fore the Honorable the Judges of the
Superior Court of Law, to he held for
the district of Washington at the court
house in JOneSbOrO on the third Mon
day OF March next then and there to
answer Ddrid Taylor of plea of Tres
pass on the account to his damd1e One
Hundred and Fifth Pounds p0uol TO
Three Hundred and Sepenty-Fipe Dol
lars Herein fail not, You then and
there have this writ.
Witness, James Aiken, clerk of our
said court, at Office, the third Monday
Of September in the year of our Lod
one thousand seven hundred and nine
ty three and the 18th year Of our indie
pendencc.
JAMES AIKEN, C. s. C. i.
On the back appears the following
filing
Sup. ad Respm--Darid Taylor rs. val
entiHe Seeier.
CoSe-Damoge, 150f Rt 10 Marcl
Term ij9}. ISSUED 9th Of Decembe.
lT93
I hore been 10 the horse Of Defendop
and 'cas Kept Of ,cah a gan
Non hsf
r PRINCE, ST.
These old documents aside from be
ing curiosities haYe value whicl
cannot be to highly rated, when we re
member that the history Of our Stat,
is yet unwritten, and they should b
preserved, as this one will be, for tn
light they may throw on vpxed histor
ical questions which are likely to aris
when the future historian is found.
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ProvInclaI No.e. rrom Pucls.

The recent failure of a glue factory
in Cincinnati has cast a gluem over
the community. The extraordinary
pressure on the humor market, and the
small supply above ground just now,
is our only excuse for this.
A gang of burglars broke into 10
stores recently at Portsmouth, N. H.,
and secured fifty dollars in money
and twenty dollars worth Of goods.
Hereafter they will either stay away
from Portsmouth or break into more
stores.
A Texas preacher predicts that the
world will come to an end in ten years.
Texas people have no time to lose.
A Detroit clergyman says: "Ifboys,
instead Of girls, were employed for
dancing, the ballet would cease in a
single season." Long before that, rev.
erend sir, You have diagnosed us to
conservatively.
Rather than call pants trousers, "
Chicago people are going to wear
knee-breeches.
1t is claimed that Boston girls can
get into the upper hearth of a sleep.
ing-car without attracting very much
interest.
The faces of Pittsburg ladies are
said to possess a great deal of beauty j;
but you have to dig for it.
An Illinois paper has the following ::
"The funeral services Of the late Will
liam Z. Lewis were somewhat hurried
to enable his estimable and grief-strick-
en- widow to catch the two O'Clock
train for Chicago, where she goes to
visit friends"
Mormon wife Ito husband) Are
you going out, dear?
Mormon husband.-Yes; I have an
engagement with Miss Brigham. She
is to give me her answer tonight
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17
MOssY CREEK.


NlSlloIs
What is the reason Messy Greek
don't boom up more lively than what
she is? She can furnish water power
enough for hundred acre field fnn Of
manufactures, and mark it, the time
is coming when good share Of the
crystal fluid will be utilized by manu-
facturers.
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MoRRIsrowN
Democrat

Democrat.
The people of Rheatown- our west
ern suburb, have determined to build
Union house of worship A build
ing committee has been appointed
and contributions, large or small viii
be gratefully received.
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x-President White, of Cornell Uni
versity, declines the proffered Inter
state Commissionership. Ee is wait
ing for an offer from some baseball
club.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17

Congress used an average OF GOO
towels day during their last session,
and yet it is very seldom that Con
gresham can be found with clean
hands.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17

OF the four thousand women who
hold positions. in the employ of the
government at Washington only one
could be superlatively beautiful, and
to the honor Of being thatone belongs
to copyist in the Navy Department.
1t is said that she lives in the capitol
with her family, that she is niece of
the United States Minister to England
and she receives a salary OF 5000 per
year. In person she is n tall and
graceful as these beautiful women
need to be, which very often is mat.
ter upon which judges can't agree, and
in roundness Of form we are told that
she is the sculptor's ideal model. AL
though the entire capitol does not
sneeze when she takes snuff, it is as
serted that half the clerks in the de-
partment spend two-thirds of their
time watching her graceful move
ments, and when she starts towards
the elevator there is a general rush in
that direction on the part OF chiefs
and suhordinates too. She has light
hair and dark eyes and her hand is as
white as the gleam of the beckoning
snow" To crown such charms it is
asserted that she is utterly uncon-
scious OF her beauty and looks in per,
feet astonishment at men who init
mate she is not commonplace But it
is possible that there are no mirrors
where she lives?
JACKSONVILLE, March 10-Senator
Sherman and party arrived here at
z AS this morning, being an hour and
a half late. This has caus-
ed them to defer their trip to St. Au-
gustine until after their return from
Cuba. They will leave this afternoon
for Sanford enroute for Tampa.
Senator Sherman said to Times
Union reporter this morning: a
want you to correct an erroneous
impression. While at breakfast this
morning | saw in the Washington
Star a long article setting forth the OBJ
ject of my trip to Florida and stating
that it was purely a political trip
The fact is that l have not mentioned
it since left Washington. We were
tired out after congress completed it.
work and made up a party and start
ed down here simply for recreation
| am out of politics just now l dc
not want to have politics to enter my
head for two weeks. | will not say
word about politics until l reach Nash
vile on my return. There | take VI
the political string again and viii
hold to it for some time.
New York Society Ladies are taking
lessons in fencing. They need some
thing of the sort. Particularly barb
ed-wire fencing. Their efforts in tha
direction, although interesting to tn,
onlooker, are, nevertheless, f.om al
artistic point of view, dc d failures.
Stonewall Jackson's memory is tt
be kept green by monument on tn,
battlefield at Charlottesville, wher,
he received the wound that caused hi
death. The people OF Fredericksburg
are taking the lead in the movement
A Toboggan Suit is as deceptive as
Mother Hubbard dress. In determin
ing plumpness, there is nothing equa
to an evenings costume or Fairbank
scale.
II the Northern republicans imagin
that New South means republi
can South they will find themselve
badly mistaken.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17

Moses Zemansky, the Polish jew
peddler who was killed while crossing
the railroad track at Tappan, n. J.,
had on his person the sum of $2,542
in gold, silver and bank notes sewed
up in the lining OF his coat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-17

Don't snub boy because of any
physical disability. Milton, the poet,
was blind.